Saturday, April 23, 2022

An empty river bed

 



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An empty river bed



Watch your step.

This is a treacherous place.

They say there was a river here once.

They say it all started 

with the idea 

that she could be free.

That she could change her own course.

This is where she tried to run uphill.

She didn’t get very far.

So she hid inside her own pain

and slithered underground.

They say she started building a city there. 

With open domes

and draughty corridors.

Her home is constantly eroded.

That's what happens when you build your place

out of mud and anger.




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